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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1148
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1148 as follows:
3 on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 46.5b" with
4 "Sections 46.5b and 46.70"; and
5 on page 1, below line 13, by inserting the following:
6 "(20 ILCS 605/46.70 new)
7 Sec. 46.70. Illinois Africa Trade Program.
8 (a) Utilizing funds appropriated for the purposes
9 specified in this Section, the Department shall establish an
10 Illinois Africa Trade Program for the purpose of assisting
11 small and medium-sized Illinois businesses and manufacturers
12 in exporting their products to African nations and assisting
13 companies from African nations interested in exporting
14 products to or investing in Illinois. In conjunction with
15 administering an Illinois Africa Trade Program, the
16 Department shall pursue incentive programs that encourage
17 African governments to locate trade or commercial offices in
18 Illinois.
19 (b) The Department shall coordinate with appropriate
20 organizations and educational institutions, and may contract
21 with individuals or entities considered qualified by the
22 Department, relative to the development of a comprehensive
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1 plan to expand trade between Illinois and Africa. The
2 coordination may encompass market development, market
3 promotion and research, and educational and information
4 services relative to the expansion of trade between Illinois
5 and the African nations.
6 (c) The Department may develop and administer other
7 programs it considers advisable and appropriate for the
8 purpose of collecting and disseminating to prospective
9 manufacturers and businesses information regarding export to
10 and from and foreign investment by and in African nations.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.".